gnutls_x509_crt_verify - Man Page

API function

Synopsis

#include <gnutls/x509.h>

int gnutls_x509_crt_verify(gnutls_x509_crt_t cert, const gnutls_x509_crt_t * CA_list, unsigned CA_list_length, unsigned int flags, unsigned int * verify);

Arguments

gnutls_x509_crt_t cert

is the certificate to be verified

const gnutls_x509_crt_t * CA_list

is one certificate that is considered to be trusted one

unsigned CA_list_length

holds the number of CA certificate in CA_list

unsigned int flags

Flags that may be used to change the verification algorithm. Use OR of the gnutls_certificate_verify_flags enumerations.

unsigned int * verify

will hold the certificate verification output.

Description

This function will try to verify the given certificate and return its status. Note that a verification error does not imply a negative return status. In that case the  verify status is set.

The details of the verification are the same as in gnutls_x509_trust_list_verify_crt2().

Returns

On success, GNUTLS_E_SUCCESS (0) is returned, otherwise a negative error value.

Reporting Bugs

Report bugs to <bugs@gnutls.org>.
Home page: https://www.gnutls.org

See Also

The full documentation for gnutls is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the /usr/share/doc/gnutls/ directory does not contain the HTML form visit

https://www.gnutls.org/manual/

Info

3.8.7 gnutls